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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Ohio's COTA, City partner to build CNG fueling station

The fueling station will service City of Columbus vehicles, with additional access available to the public. It will share compression infrastructure with COTA’s existing CNG fueling station, built in 2013.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2017

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus names new COO

Rolando Cruz brings more than two decades of experience in public transportation to Big Blue Bus, most recently serving as executive director and VP, maintenance and facilities, at Calif.’s Long Beach Transit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

USSC Group announces passing of Jesse Broussard

He was a sr. sales consultant for USSC since 1995. Though many in the industry would consider him family, Broussard was especially close to those at the USSC Group.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

Roelfs selected to lead Greater Peoria Mass Transit District

Roelfs has served as the assistant GM of operations for CityLink since November 1, 2016, and has been serving as the interim GM since the retirement of Al Stanek, at the end of 2016.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

PERC launching e-newsletter for transportation professionals

Launching this month, The Autogas Refuel is a quarterly news digest providing the most current information to propane autogas public and private transportation fleets, delivered straight to their inbox.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

City of Edmonton orders 33 Vicinity buses from Grande West

The company's total firm orders for 2017 and early 2018 delivery are for 247 buses valued at over $66 million.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

Cubic to provide expanded NextBus system for U. of Maryland

Under the contract extension, Cubic will greatly enhance UMD’s smart bus offering by providing university transit staff with features such as automatic passenger counting, automatic voice annunciation, and “turn-by-turn” directions.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

Alstom signs 2-year extension with SFMTA for inventory control

The fleet is composed of 151 light rail vehicles, 26 historic streetcars and 40 cable cars, and require a continuous supply of spare parts and inventory from a variety of vendors.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2017

Calif. agency introduces first electric Gillig bus using BAE technology

The Central Contra Costa Transit Authority's four all-electric buses were secured through funding from a Federal Transit Administration 2012 Clean Fuels grant as well as local matching funds.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2017

Amtrak to take over train line between Indy, Chicago

Iowa Pacific has operated the Hoosier State train since July 2015.

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